House Pop-Up Card

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Children are amazed by how easy it is to transform a flat piece of paper into a greeting card that delights. Help them to complete the project with a simple-to-fold envelope.

Suggested Holiday/Season
Any Occasion

Materials
Scissors, ruler, card stock, colored paper, glue, crayons or markers

Reproducible
House Pop-Up Card Path Reproducible
House Pop-Up Card Roof Reproducible

Time It Takes to Complete This Activity
Approximately 30–45 minutes

Directions
1)    Begin by making a blank card out of card stock. You can do this by simply folding a piece of paper, 8½ x 11 inches, exactly in half.
2)    To create the base for your “pop-up” house, cut two even lines, two inches apart into the folded center of your card.
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3)    Open your card and embellish the three-dimensional section with a roof and walkway.
4)    Decorate the rest with crayons/other embellishments.
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5)    The final step is to glue your new pop-up card to an identical plain card of the same dimensions, hiding the cutwork you did on the back of your pop-up.
6)    Make an envelope for your pop-up card.

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